crusaded
past simple and past participle ofcrusade
crusade
verb[I]
uk/kruːˈseɪd/us/kruːˈseɪd/to make anefforttoachievesomething that youbelieveinstrongly:
She crusadedagainstsexandviolenceontelevision.
Backing, supporting & defending
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- allyyourselfto/withsomeone
- argumentation
- badge
- bailout
- bet
- champion
- keep the flag flyingidiom
- patronage
- recommended
- red carpet
- reinforce
- right behindsomeoneidiom
- roll out the red carpetidiom
- root
- root forsomeone
- stick together
- sympathetic
Examplesofcrusaded
crusaded
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We havecrusadedon an entitlement for children, irrespective of where they live.
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Some of us havecrusadedfor decasualisation for a long time, and feel frustrated that it has not yet come about.
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I havecrusadedagainst this unsafe milk supply for years.
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Because of these amendments, those who originallycrusadedfor leasehold enfranchisement will be left out in the cold.
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I hadcrusadedall over the country—and "crusaded" is the proper word.
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Across the nation dryscrusadedin the name of religion for the prohibition of alcohol.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hecrusadedendlessly on matters big and small, exciting audiences with his high-pitched voice, jutting jaw, and pounding fist.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shecrusadedfor the integration of clinical and laboratory studies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Across the nation, dryscrusaded, in the name of religion, for the prohibition of alcohol.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hecrusadedfor morality in the sport and would not stand for outrageous behaviour on the track, actions which met obvious resistance from the skaters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The party supported fairer railroad policies andcrusadedfor tariff reform.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Now he is working for the kind of people hecrusadedagainst, who happen to work for his once and future lover.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reformerscrusadedagainst child labor and for the 8-hour working day, civil service reform, prohibition, and women's suffrage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hecrusadedagainst liquor, horse-racing and political corruption, even prosecuting members of his own administration for embezzlement.
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